what recent polling is telling us about a certain state in specific, north carolina, and more, peter brownsistant director at quinnipiac university's institute, joining us from orlando. good to have you with us. let's specifically start in florida, always about florida, the 29 electoral votes. your most recent polling would demonstrate hillary clinton as a wide advantage there. 47% to 39%. is there time to squeeze that up to get closer, more competitive for trump between now and then? >> oh, i think that certainly possible. here's the thing about florida. it is traditionally the biggest swing state, and the last couple elections, it's been very, very close. president obama carried it narrowly both times. mrs. clinton's lead is larger when compared to some other swing states that has basically been in step with over the years. specifically ohio and pennsylvania. >> and we know how important the i-4 corridor is. >> right. but here's the thing about florida. it has a very large hispanic population compared to some other key states. 14% of the electorate in florida in quinnipiac's last poll id

that was an enormous pleasure i worked with peter brown on his ardor for sam phillips, the founder of -- sun records. i'm not going to get someone else the pleasure of working with this brilliant writers. and i worked with james patterson. i love keeping a connection with james patterson on the page level in addition to on the business level. >> so michael pietsch, james patterson has become quite an industry, quite a force in the publishing world in other ways. have you been part of that? >> i've been working with james patterson since going on 20 years. i started working with him as an editor and you still polishing one book to you. estimate that i became his editor at the time he became up with the idea of publishing -- he finished with a time aside to publishing is one book a year, same month, serious packaging, bestsellers, works. it did work. he came up with this idea, and i to say that the executives at the time, whoever saw the company, just said that's crazy talk. this works. why would we do that? that's too soon. that would be wrong. this is what's working. why would we mess

peter brown and attorney and enthusiastic naturalist of the 17 and 1800s studied locks. >> this collectionected not for political reasons or even sentimental reasons it was collected for sign tisk reason reasons. brown thought if he could get hair and study them under the microscope he may be able to belter understand how people are related to each other. >> it's part of political fest with 7 stops in dnc hurry it runs through tomorrow on. caezy, weird stuff. >> kind of cool though. >> get out there today. >> we'll be back with what you need to know to start your day. need to know to start your day. >> it's three to go, next. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!" >> well, before you hit the road it's three to go.

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peter's cemetery in ferguson that mike brown is, but what i wanted to talk about is that and managed toy create a wholly artificial al in terms of -- it is really the birmingham, the selma, the montgomery of our we seend the challenge through the trial of mike brown was this concept of self, that ans see themselves removed from what we talk about his progress, and they have an idea of themselves as african-americans. still we are seeing that in ferguson. of eric holder, whizzing ferguson and the white are rejectinge this forward progress moving idea of making progress instead they are keeping it, so how do we separate, how do we going forward look at the differentiation of self, of me multigenerational african-american person or person of color versus me as i come from generations of whiteness in st. louis and a st. thes culture is somehow civil rights movement ms. the st. louis culture. it is kind of complicated, but i just want to oppose that. >> i wonder if it is unique though. i'm not sure of the answer to that. what i think i would do at this point because we are running out of

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brown make those two puzzle pieces fit? we'll answer that question next. >>> time to check in with peter alexander for a look at what's comingp on nbc nightly news. good evening, peter. >> denise, thanks. coming up tonight on nbc nightly news the president of turkey says there's a heavy price to pay for all those at the center of that deadly coup attempt. we're there live. >>> plus new developments in the investigation into the bastille truck massacre in nice, france. also after a few days of back and forth seeming confusion, indiana governor mike pence now officially donald trump's running mate. and from the kennel to the canine unit, this is a great story you'll want to see. the program that is training abandoned dogs to help police. we have it all ahead when we see you in a few minutes for nbc nightly news. >> thanks, peter. we'll see you in just a bit. >>> how about some baseball. the phillies and mets continue their series tonight. the mets won last night's opener 5-3. even with the loss, the phils are just seven games out of the second wild card spot so the phillies are playing for more than just the future. >> you don

last week peter teal got applause for going to certain bathrooms. this week we showed you that brown people fieg fght for you,d for you and sacrifice for you, so the contrast from last week to this week were so very, very deep. the thing that the democratic party had to do to tie this all in was go out and talk to the white male in virginia, ohio, michigan and i think tim kaine, joe biden and others were able do that. >> did they do that, david? >> i think they will continue to do that, i think they began that process this week, but i think that will be the thrust of the a lot of their campaigning through november. >> this is hillary clinton reaching out to bernie sanders supporters tonight as well. >> and i believe wall street can never ever be allowed to wreck maine street again. and, i believe in science. i believe climate change is real and that we can save our planet while creating millions of good paying clean energy jobs. i believe that when we have millions of hardworking immigrants contributing to our economy, it would be self-defeating and inhumane to try to kick them out.

peter saggan sprinted for the stage win in four hours and 21 minutes and gave saggan the leader's yellow jersey. the sports property brought to you by ore shard shy hardware. sours report mike brown completed a deal to join the warriors coaching staff as steve kerr's top assistant. now all we need is kevin durant. >> a little k.d. could bo a -- would go a long way. thank you. >>> next, "legend of tarzan" came swinging into move thy have i -- m m >>> join us tonight on kofy tv 20678 california thieves using technology to steal from cars without breaking the windows. that would do to protect yourself. >>> then at that 11:00 here on channel 7, why nasa scientist believe millions of trees in the sierra are dying and their death could leave a permanent scar on the region. >>> after the third straight weekend in a row, pixar is celebrating because "finding dory" is tops at the box office this weekend once again the sequel about a fish trying to find her parents took in $41 million. the parent company, disney, forecasted a four-day holiday total of 50 million. "legend of tarzan" came in second on its opening weekend, and money the purge "was third, followed by" meet." we'll see you late

peters cemetery, the same cemetery in ferguson that mike brown is. what i want to talk about is that they passed away, had managed in a way to create an artificial or hold an artificial piece at least in terms of the view of african-americans in st. louis, but st. louis then and now, especially in 2014, '15, '16 is really the -- i'm going to say the birmingham, the selma, the montgomery of our times and the challenge that we see through the trial of mike brown was that this concept of self, white st. lieu wans how she themselves removed from the experience of what we're talking about, of progress, and they have an idea of themselves, an idea of african-americans, still we're seeing that in ferguson, irrespective of what the findings of eric holder were, we're still seeing today that ferguson and the white power structure are rejecting this forward -- excuse me, progress moving idea of making progress instead they are keeping it. so how do we separate -- how do we going forward look at the differentiation of self, of me as a historic, you know, multi-

peters cemetery, the same cemetery in ferguson that mike brown is. what i want to talk about is that they passed away, had managed in a way to create an artificial or hold an artificial piece at least in terms of the view of african-americans in st. louis, but st. louis then and now, especially in 2014, '15, '16 is really the -- i'm going to say the birmingham, the selma, the montgomery of our times and the challenge that we see through the trial of mike brown was that this concept of self, white st. louisans how she themselves removed from the experience of what we're talking about, of progress, and they have an idea of themselves, an idea of african-americans, still we're seeing that in ferguson, irrespective of what the findings of eric holder were, we're still seeing today that ferguson and the white power structure are rejecting this progress moving idea of making progress. how do we, going forward, look at the differentiation of self, of me as a historic, multigenerational african-american person or person of color versus me as i come from gene

peter saggan sprinted for the stage win in four hours and 21 minutes and gave saggan the leader's yellow jersey. the sports property brought to you by ore shard shy hardware. sours report mike brownn the warriors coaching staff as steve kerr's top assistant. now all we need is kevin durant. >> a little k.d. could bo a -- would go a long way. thank you. >>> next, "legend of tarzan" came swinging into move thy have i -- >>> join us tonight on kofy tv 20678 california thieves using technology to steal from cars without breaking the windows. that would do to protect yourself. >>> then at that 11:00 here on channel 7, why nasa scientist believe millions of trees in the sierra are dying and their death could leave a permanent scar on the region. >>> after the third straight weekend in a row, pixar is celebrating because "finding dory" is tops at the box office this weekend once again the sequel about a fish trying to find her parents took in $41 million. the parent company, disney, forecasted a four-day holiday total of 50 million. "legend of tarzan" came in second on its opening weekend, and money the purge "was third, followed by" meet." we'll see you later on. >> hi, everyone. i'm l

chief brown made the comment that he would be, this would be the hardest week of his life. charlie: peterwho has written about so well, so many politicians and have as president and leadership, soon will be going to jerusalem as a bureau chief. we wish him well, look forward to a book he is doing on the former secretary of state of president bush 41. thank you both. back in a moment. ♪ charlie: we continue with bill bratton, the new york city police commissioner announced yesterday the number of shootings in the city have hit historical lows since the first half of 2016. i am pleased to have him back at this table. bill: please to be with you as always. charlie: let's talk about dallas and many ramifications. you have always been viewed as a police commissioner, you look to the future and try to maximize the best there can be in police work, both in terms of culture, in terms of technology, and training the best possible police officers. with that context, talk about dallas. bill: dallas is certainly an american tragedy. as you recall, charlie, we had a similar experience in new york wher

brown was unapologetic about using the robot. >> i am not ashamed to say we used it for save lives. >> reporter: but it is a concern for peter asaroe national committee for robot arms control. >> now the idea is out there, and just like with the case of shooters will they get inspired by seeing other shooters? i assume that other police departments will adopt these types of tactics. >> i don't believe that it's a killer robot. >> reporter: the montgomery county maryland fire and rescue department operates several bombs in the area. it can operate a water canon or high-powered air to disrupt suspicious devices. montgomery county scott goldstein shou goldstein. >> do you think they can save lives? >> they can be repaired. >> reporter: by all accounts, the dallas police jerry-rigged it to carry the explosives and it was damaged in the blast. they are remotely controlled, driven by a person who sits inside that truck. >> kris van cleave for us tonight. thank you. >>> when we come back, hillary clinton answers the fbi's criticism of the way she handled the e-mails as secretary of state. >>> coverage of dallas on friday obscured one of

peter barnes, thank you so much. the big question is can the campaign get back on track? joining me is charlie gasparino, "national review" columnist, former massachusetts senator scott brown, good to see all you guys. what is your reaction to this news about milania trump? >> the intro is get back on track, here we are talking about a spouse of a presidential candidate in a minor part of her speech, 21 million that hillary clinton got and she hasn't released any of that content. how about president obama lifting from former governor patrick and joe biden, i agree with charlie, the campaign should have checked and rechecked and shame on them. how does it happen? in this day and age, you can google it. charles: there is no knock on scott. i love scott. this is campaign without good infrastructure. how does that star thing happen a couple weeks ago which somebody lifted an image from a website they should have searched and didn't go back to church -- search where the image came from even if they are misusing copyright. this -- these are simple things that if you hire good people they do and they don't have the people to do that. trish: they do -- charles: they just started t

brown, tom perez. host: lots of calls waiting for congressman peter welch. barbara is in west palm beach, florida.ependent line. caller: i think bernie has betrayed all his supporters. in light of all the controversy and all the facts about hillary clinton, i think he betrayed his supporters by caving in at this point in time. segment, the previous when we were talking about black -- the black caucus, black lives matter, the black history month, all of this coming isn't that separating people even further? it is heartbreaking in politics when you come up just a bit short. bernie came up just a bit short. more elected delegates and had more pledged delegates and she got more votes. bernie did not quite make it. be aou hang in and third-party? bernie made it clear from the beginning he would not do that. or du make negotiations with the you makeampaign -- do negotiations with the hillary campaign? his policies are embraced by our standardbearer and we are now all in this together. i think he did the right thing. host: lori in west virginia for democrats line. caller: i'm having a hard time with it.

analyst lieutenant colonel ralph peters will be here, president of the american federation of teachers, donald trump supporter and former massachusetts senator scott brown. former president of shell oil john hoffmeister will join us and former atlanta braves outfielder and first baseman dale murphy. you do not want to miss the all-star lineup coming up. on the campaign trail in the wake of the terror attacks, donald trump continues to associate the rise of isis with his rival, hillary clinton. take a listen. >> i watched hillary clinton for years and years, it is the same thing, we are going to get along with our allies, work with our allies, nice and easy, nothing is going to happen and don't forget this whole isis thing started during her term. sandra: hillary clinton hits the trail with president obama in north carolina as well as vice president joe biden in pennsylvania. bernie sanders will endorse clinton. let's bring in a radio talkshow host, richard fowler and mercedes slap, republican strategist and fox news contributor. what do you make of donald trump continuing to blame hillary clinton for the rise of isis? >> clinton is going to take the goo

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brown. dagen: good morning. that's my hillary voice. that's my i didn't sleep voice. as much as i was watching donald trump's speech what peter thiel and ivanka trump did drove home various messages. maria: peter thiel i'm proud to be gay and a republican. dagen: first time that someone went on stage and proclaimed in front of a gop convention audience. first time it ever happened. maria: he got lots of applause for it. morgan: ivanka was the speech of the week for me.force. i think that she had warmth and grace and a message that would really attract young women. it was the speech of the week. dagen: and a dress from her line that's not very expensive. scott: the important thing was donald trump he did exactly what he had to do. he needed to not veer off too far away. there were times when relooked at the crowd and was very humbled. cracked a couple of jokes but i thought he hit every single topic. my wife and family and a lot of poll incomes the convention were like, okay, i wish he had done that a while ago. maria: it was a great night. joining us to talk about texas congressman, new york congressman lee will joining us, r

brown. tomorrow perez. i think you will a he see somebody who is a good fit and embody the progressive orientation of the democratic party. >> lots of calls waiting for congressman peter welch. barbara is in west palm beach, florida. independent line. >> caller: yes. i think bernie has betrayed all his supporters in light of all of the controversy and all of the facts about hillary clinton. i think he betrayed his supporters by caving in at this point in time. also, we aregarding the previou segment when we were talking about black lives matter, under the black lives matter, the black caucus, the black history month, all of this, isn't that separating people even further? >> barbara, i'll let you go there. congressman, you want to respond perhaps to her first point? >> two things. it is heartbreaking in politics when you come up just a bit short. bernie came up a bit short. as he mentioned. hillary through the contest won more elected delegates and of course had more pledged delegates and she got more votes. and bernie didn't quite make it. so what's the option? do you hang in and be a third party and do a ralph nader type of thing? bernie made it very clear from the